Halloween Jack

Halloween Jack slot review

Halloween Jack is a video slot game developed by NetEnt and released in 2020. It features a Halloween theme with a focus on a creepy graveyard setting. Tombstones, lit pumpkins, and a full moon with flying bats create a distinctive atmosphere accentuated by spooky sound effects. The reels themselves are framed by stone columns adorned with carved pumpkins.

Gameplay Mechanics

Halloween Jack utilizes a standard 5-reel, 3-row layout with 20 fixed paylines. The game offers high volatility gameplay, meaning wins occur less frequently but tend to be larger in value. The Return to Player (RTP) for Halloween Jack is 96.28%, which is slightly below the average RTP for online slots.

Symbols and Payouts

The slot features a combination of standard playing card symbols (10 to Ace) and themed symbols for higher payouts. The lower value symbols consist of the playing card suits, while the higher value symbols include ravens, bats, demonic horses, and a possessed girl. These themed symbols award payouts ranging from 1.5x to 100x the stake depending on the symbol and the number of symbols in a winning combination.

• Wild Symbol (Pumpkin): The Wild symbol is depicted as a pumpkin with a carved face. It substitutes for all regular symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 to complete winning combinations. Additionally, whenever the Wild symbol participates in a win, it applies a 3x multiplier to the win amount.
• Scatter Symbol (Treasure Chest): The Scatter symbol is represented by a treasure chest. Landing 3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the Free Spins bonus round.

Bonus Features

• Walking Wilds: When a Wild symbol lands on the reels, it triggers a re-spin feature. During the re-spin, the Wild symbol moves one reel to the left, with the remaining symbols shifting one reel to the right. This re-spin process continues for as long as the Wild symbol remains on the reels, offering the potential for multiple wins from a single Wild symbol.
• Free Spins: Landing 3, 4, or 5 Scatter symbols awards 10, 15, or 20 Free Spins respectively. During Free Spins, the Walking Wilds feature remains active, increasing the potential for significant wins. Additionally, landing 3 or more Scatter symbols during Free Spins awards an additional 5 Free Spins.
• Jack-O-Lector Bonus: This feature is exclusive to the Free Spins round. Whenever a Lantern symbol lands on reel 5 during Free Spins, it is collected in the Jack-O-Lector meter. Collecting 3 Lanterns transforms the next Wild symbol into a Stacked Hell Hound Wild that covers 2 rows on the reel. Collecting 6 Lanterns upgrades the next Wild symbol into a Stacked Jack-O-Lantern Wild that covers 3 rows. Finally, collecting all 9 Lanterns transforms the next Wild symbol into an Expanding Death Reaper Wild that covers the entire reel, significantly increasing the win potential for that spin.

• Software: NetEnt
• Release date: October 2020
• Slot type: Video
• Theme: Halloween, Horror, Graveyard, Jack-o’-lanterns, Ghosts
• Reels: 5
• Paylines: 20
• RTP: 96.28%
• Volatility: High
• Max Win: 3000x stake
• Bonus Feature: Walking Wilds, Jack-O-Lector (collect lanterns to upgrade wilds)
• Free Spins: Yes, triggered by 3+ scatters
• Wild: Jack-o’-lantern (appears on reels 2, 3, and 4)
• Scatter: Treasure chest
• Min Bet: $0.20
• Max Bet: $100